155 BPM metronome
Press Play to hear a steady click at 155 BPM, or open one of the drum grooves below at exactly this tempo. One beat lasts 387 ms, so 155 beats fill one minute. 155 BPM falls within Allegro (fast and bright, roughly 120–156 BPM).
How long is one beat at 155 BPM?
Divide 60,000 by the tempo: 60,000 ÷ 155 = 387 ms per beat. Every other note value follows from that. Producers often set a delay to the dotted eighth or eighth note to keep echoes in time with the track.
| Note value | Length |
|---|---|
| Whole note (4 beats) | 1,548 ms |
| Half note | 774 ms |
| Quarter note (1 beat) | 387 ms |
| Dotted eighth | 290 ms |
| Eighth note | 194 ms |
| Eighth-note triplet | 129 ms |
| Sixteenth note | 96.8 ms |
155 BPM in bars and phrases
A bar of 4/4 at 155 BPM lasts 1.55 seconds. Eight bars take 12.4 seconds, and a 32-bar form takes 49.5 seconds. One minute holds 155 beats, or 38.75 bars of 4/4.
How fast are subdivisions at 155 BPM?
Eighth notes at 155 BPM run at 5.17 notes per second, triplets at 7.75 and sixteenth notes at 10.33. Switch on the subdivision you are practising so the click marks every note, then return to quarter notes to check that you keep the spacing on your own.
What tempo marking is 155 BPM?
155 BPM falls within Allegro (fast and bright, roughly 120–156 BPM). Treat these ranges as conventions rather than rules: editions and metronome makers print slightly different numbers, and an Italian marking describes character as well as speed.
Half time and double time
Counted in half time, 155 BPM feels like 78 BPM; counted in double time it feels like 310 BPM. When you tap along with a recording and get either number, both describe the same music; choose the pulse that gives you sensible bars and accents.
Practising at 155 BPM
At 155 BPM many players count in half time, feeling 78 BPM with the click on every other beat. Try both. If your technique tightens, drop back to a tempo where you stay relaxed and use Build speed to climb in small steps rather than jumping straight to 155.
Drum grooves near 155 BPM
These built-in grooves have default tempos close to 155 BPM: 2-Tone Ska Beat (156), Surf Rock Tom Beat (158), Train Beat (150) and Jazz Waltz (150). Each link below opens the metronome with that groove at exactly 155 BPM, so you practise the tempo with a real drum part rather than a click.